glass ceiling

hope they preach
dangled out of reach
knowing it never comes
but still seekers seek

preachers of war
broken promises charred
repeating history
why is peace so hard

smiles on their faces
destroying civilized places
this worlds history
disappears without traces

scorched earth policy
a mad man’s fall from graces

tear Heaven away from hell
give souls back their place to dwell
battered, scared and bruised
the sky gives birth to hopes hues

leave death to lick its wounds
while the living of life resumes